Good Hair: A Novel76 reviews
Benilde Little

Scribner, 1997

Alice Andrews

+ Intriguing read, excellent for Black Book Clubs.
+ loved it
+ A Sory of Our Time
  
  











  



  
Sisters and Lovers31 reviews
Connie Briscoe

One World/Ballantine, 1996

I was surprised...

+ Similar to "Waiting to Exhale."
+ A good man is hard to find!

Usually I go for the mysteries where people die and things happen that will keep me scared and up all night. I picked this book by luck. It happened to be based in the area I've lived all my life and thought I'd give it a try. Turns out this book kept me up all night, not scared, but waiting to ...
  
  











  



  
Hand I Fan With73 reviews
Tina Mcelroy Ansa

Anchor, 1997

hand i fan with

+ Wow! I want a ghost boyfriend too!
+ I Wish I had a man like Hermon.

this book is (as the kids say) off the chain!!!!!!!!!!!!excellent reading. i've read it cover to cover about 3 times and will start again.
  
  











  



  
Don't Block the Blessings39 reviews
Patti Labelle

Riverhead Hardcover, 1996

Joy to read this book

+ Don't Block the Blessings
+ AWESOME BOOK
+ What a blessing to read!
+ Patti**Soul Sister #1
  
  











  



  
Lil Mamas Rules: A Novel141 reviews
Sheneska Jackson

Simon & Schuster, 1997

MS. JACKSON DID HER THING!!!

+ Great Book
+ lil mamas rules
+ amazing
  
  











  



  
Tar Baby (Contemporary Fiction, Plume)53 reviews
Toni Morrison

Plume, 1987

totally different than i envisioned- in a really great way

+ "No man should live without absorbing the sins of his kind, the foul air of his innocence."
+ What Is This Book About?
+ Toni Morrison's examination of this topic is, in my opinion, wonderful.
+ A poignant and contemporary struggle
  
  











  



  
Waiting to Exhale62 reviews
Terry McMillan

Viking Adult, 1992

To Have a Man or Not Have a Man, That Is the Question

+ "4" Stars for a different reason

Because of the subject matter, I thought that this book would be dull. On the outside, it seems to be about "getting a man." But the primary theme of this paperback is the importance of friends. As the four friends struggle in their efforts to find "a good man", they find that their girlfriends ...
  
  











  



  
Kinfolks (Ballantine Reader's Circle)13 reviews
Kristin Hunter Lattany

One World/Ballantine, 1997

Excellent

+ They Were Both Liberated and Breaking All the Rules
+ Free Love + I Don't Need a Husband = A Mess!

From cover to cover this book is a winner. From the first page I was hooked. There are enough twists and turns to keep the reader intrigued.Patrice and Cherry are a riot.
  
  











  



  
Disappearing Acts104 reviews
Terry McMillan

Viking Adult, 1989

Prepare for Laughs

+ hated the ending
+ This is Terry's Best...
+ Good Fun
+ The book was great!
  
  











  



  
Friends and Lovers271 reviews
Eric Jerome Dickey

Dutton Adult, 1997

AAMBC Reviews

+ One of his best!
+ Dickey hit a home run
+ LOVE this book!
+ Do yourself a favor... READ THIS BOOK!!!
  
  











  



  
Singing in the Comeback Choir45 reviews
Bebe Moore Campbell

Putnam Adult, 1998

Much coffee needed

I consider myself a quick reader, and I always read a book until it ends. It took me a little over a year to read this book.
  
  











  



  
Big Girls Don't Cry47 reviews
Connie Briscoe

One World/Ballantine, 1997

The BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!

+ Powerful
+ One of my alltime favorites
+ REVELATION
+ Love and purpose............................................
  
  











  



  
Sula (Plume)80 reviews
Toni Morrison

Longman, 2005

Sula

+ my personal fave
+ One of her best
+ Snapshot of Sula
+ Great Book for a Quiet Weekend
  
  











  



  
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day (Oprah's Book Club)431 reviews
Pearl Cleage

Harper Paperbacks, 1998

My favorite Book of ALL time!

+ topic very interesting

I didnt pick this book up because it was on Oprah's Book Club, I picked it up while browsing Costco for a new fiction book, YEARS ago when it first came out. I absolutely LOVED this book! Made me want to move to the south and get back to whats real. It has a genuine down-home charm and who would ...
  
  











  



  
Song of Solomon (Oprah's Book Club)217 reviews
Toni Morrison

Plume, 1987

Masterpiece [25]

+ Morrison's gold
+ perfection!

Morrison's "Song of Solomon" encapsulates her strongest skills into one novel. The story line is unparalleled - it eclipses even some of her other highly acclaimed pieces like "Sula" or "Beloved." The dialect delivered by the people is equal to that shown in "Jazz" or "Beloved." And, her ...
  
  











  



  
Tar Baby (Contemporary Fiction, Plume)53 reviews
Toni Morrison

Plume, 1987

totally different than i envisioned- in a really great way

+ "No man should live without absorbing the sins of his kind, the foul air of his innocence."
+ What Is This Book About?
+ Toni Morrison's examination of this topic is, in my opinion, wonderful.
+ A poignant and contemporary struggle
  
  











  



  
Song of Solomon (Oprah's Book Club)217 reviews
Toni Morrison

Plume, 1987

Masterpiece [25]

+ Morrison's gold
+ perfection!

Morrison's "Song of Solomon" encapsulates her strongest skills into one novel. The story line is unparalleled - it eclipses even some of her other highly acclaimed pieces like "Sula" or "Beloved." The dialect delivered by the people is equal to that shown in "Jazz" or "Beloved." And, her ...
  
  











  



  
Singing in the Comeback Choir45 reviews
Bebe Moore Campbell

Putnam Adult, 1998

Much coffee needed

I consider myself a quick reader, and I always read a book until it ends. It took me a little over a year to read this book.
  
  











  



  
Lil Mamas Rules: A Novel141 reviews
Sheneska Jackson

Simon & Schuster, 1997

MS. JACKSON DID HER THING!!!

+ Great Book
+ lil mamas rules
+ amazing
  
  











  



  
Sisters and Lovers31 reviews
Connie Briscoe

One World/Ballantine, 1996

I was surprised...

+ Similar to "Waiting to Exhale."
+ A good man is hard to find!

Usually I go for the mysteries where people die and things happen that will keep me scared and up all night. I picked this book by luck. It happened to be based in the area I've lived all my life and thought I'd give it a try. Turns out this book kept me up all night, not scared, but waiting to ...